Coyotes bite. So do the officiating- and the score

The Hawks lost to Phoenix 3-2 last night in their third straight overtime game.They now trail their best-of-seven first-round series 2 games to 1.

Worse, they lost Marian Hossa on a dirty  (and unpenalized) hit by the Coyotes' Raffi Torres (right), who actually left his skates to make it. Hossa was removed from the ice on a stretcher.



Minutes later, the Hawks' Brandon Boelig was given an ironic major penalty for roughing.

With forward Andrew Shaw suspended for three games for a hit on Phoenix goalie Mike Smith which did not knock Smith out of the game, the Good Guys must now proceed without two of their top forwards.

Despite the lack of a penalty, Torres will face a hearing conducted by league officials. Torres had a history of pulling stuff like this against the Hawks when he was with Vancouver. In last year's first round, he delivered a controversial hit to Chicago's Brent Seabrook.

Hang in there, Sons of the Four Feathers. You're better than these guys.

ADDENDUM: Torres  has been suspended indefinitely pending a hearing by the league. Game Four will be played Thursday night at the UC.